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Hi Peter & All, Sept 29, 2014
It is refreshing to be reminded of the huge advances in material =
well being and creature comforts that most of the Western World has =
experienced over the last 200 years and now often take for granted as a =
right.
Even on Naturens some may not appreciate how fortunate we are and =
how our good fortune is in peril of being reversed by climate change or =
other environmental shipwrecks.
I recently bought a copy of the 7-CD Cosmos by Carl Sagan and =
thoroughly recommend it. Except for the packaging; some of the CDs seem =
to be permanently attached to their spindles.=20
In 50 years we have managed to go from earth-bound observation of =
the heavens to close up images of Jupiter's moons while going from =
matches that reliably light and erasers that erase pencil marks to one =
out of ten matches that can be lit given ideal conditions and erasers =
that tear holes in paper; the difference between reaching for the stars =
and reaching for the consumer's wallet while giving nothing in return.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
Ain ta saw, ain ta gnaw an ain ta gie tha larird withaw; with reference =
to18th century grain productivity in Scotland and the downtrodden =
sharecropper.=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: pce@accesswave.ca=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 6:31 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] HMS Fantome
Please forgive this off-topic posting; it may be of interest to people =
who have walked along the coast near Prospect.
Those of you who have enjoyed this walk will have seen the painted =
note on the rocks regarding the sinking of the British Navy brig HMS =
Fantome, and may have wondered just what the story was.
I stumbled on the Wikipedia article concerning the Fantome and was =
interested to learn that this year is the two hundredth anniversary of =
the loss of the ship, which occurred on November 24, 1814. Wikipedia has =
this to say about the event:
Fantome ran aground in Shad Bay near the village of Prospect, Nova =
Scotia, on 24 November 1814. The brig was escorting a convoy from =
British-occupied Castine, Maine to Halifax, Nova Scotia. On the evening =
of 23 November Sykes (the captain - PP) ordered that a course be set for =
the Sambro Light. At 2am the next morning he ordered a depth sounding =
and when it showed only 35 fathoms, ordered a change of course. An hour =
later, when he came back on deck he discovered that the pilot had =
countermanded his order. Soon after she struck. Sykes had the masts cut =
away and the boats hoisted over the sides, but Fantome rapidly filled =
with water. The crew took to the boats in an orderly manner and all =
reached the shore safely.
There is much more about the history of this ship in the Wikipedia =
article.
Peter Payzant
No virus found in this message.
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Sept 29, 2014</DIV>
<DIV> It is refreshing to be reminded of the huge =
advances in=20
material well being and creature comforts that most of the Western World =
has=20
experienced over the last 200 years and now often take for granted =
as a=20
right.</DIV>
<DIV> Even on Naturens some may not appreciate =
how=20
fortunate we are and how our good fortune is in peril of being reversed =
by=20
climate change or other environmental shipwrecks.</DIV>
<DIV> I recently bought a copy of the 7-CD Cosmos by =
Carl=20
Sagan and thoroughly recommend it. Except for the packaging; some of the =
CDs=20
seem to be permanently attached to their spindles. </DIV>
<DIV> In 50 years we have managed to go from =
earth-bound=20
observation of the heavens to close up images of Jupiter's moons while =
going=20
from matches that reliably light and erasers that erase pencil marks =
to one=20
out of ten matches that can be lit given ideal conditions and =
erasers=20
that tear holes in paper; the difference between reaching for the =
stars and=20
reaching for the consumer's wallet while giving nothing in return.</DIV>
<DIV>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ain ta saw, ain ta gnaw an ain ta gie tha larird withaw; with =
reference=20
to18th century grain productivity in Scotland and the downtrodden =
sharecropper.=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 29, =
2014 6:31=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] HMS =
Fantome</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Please forgive this off-topic posting; it may be of =
interest to=20
people who have walked along the coast near Prospect.<BR><BR>Those of =
you who=20
have enjoyed this walk will have seen the painted note on the rocks =
regarding=20
the sinking of the British Navy brig HMS Fantome, and may have =
wondered just=20
what the story was.<BR><BR>I stumbled on the <A=20
href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Fantome_%281810%29">Wikipedia =
article</A> concerning the Fantome and was interested to learn that =
this year=20
is the two hundredth anniversary of the loss of the ship, which =
occurred on=20
November 24, 1814. Wikipedia has this to say about the event:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Fantome <I>ran aground in Shad Bay near the village of =
Prospect,=20
Nova Scotia, on 24 November 1814. The brig was escorting a convoy =
from=20
British-occupied Castine, Maine to Halifax, Nova Scotia. On the =
evening of=20
23 November Sykes (</I>the captain - PP<I>) ordered that a course be =
set for=20
the Sambro Light. At 2am the next morning he ordered a depth =
sounding and=20
when it showed only 35 fathoms, ordered a change of course. An hour =
later,=20
when he came back on deck he discovered that the pilot had =
countermanded his=20
order. Soon after she struck. Sykes had the masts cut away and the =
boats=20
hoisted over the sides, but </I>Fantome<I> rapidly filled with =
water. The=20
crew took to the boats in an orderly manner and all reached the =
shore=20
safely.<BR></I></BLOCKQUOTE>There is much more about the history of =
this ship=20
in the Wikipedia article.<BR><BR>Peter Payzant<BR><A></A>
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message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20
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